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Open Australia's First Cat Cafe

Be a part of history and open Australia's first Cat Cafe in Melbourne!
Come and play with our cute rescue cats or relax and unwind with a latte.

Anita and Myles Loughran

Small Business

Melbourne

Australia

1 Team Member

Welcome
to Australia's first Cat Cafe!

Cat
Cafe Melbourne will offer a whole new social environment never before
experienced in Australia. We will provide a fun, comfortable, and
most importantly, kitty filled space for you to relax and play with
several lovely cats from rescue shelters. It is very important to us
that our cats will be from animal rescue shelters and we will also
be raising money at our Cat Cafe to donate to local shelters. The
cats will live at the premises, therefore they will have everything
they could possibly ever need right at their paw-tips.

There
will also be a separate cafe that will look into the cat area, where
you can view the cats' natural behaviour in a fur-free space while
enjoying a coffee and cake.

However,
refurbishing premises to the tailored needs of several kitties does
not come cheap and we do not want to spare any expense in providing
the best environment for our resident rescue cats. This is why we
have launched this indiegogo campaign, and we need your help to
spread the word and raise awareness of this project (and offer you
some awesome perks along the way!).

Cat
Cafes are becoming known worldwide, the first opening in Taiwan in
1998, and since spreading to Japan, Vienna, Russia, Germany, China,
Thailand, the UK, France, and more! The success of Cat Cafes is due
to several reasons, the main one being that cats are awesome. In city
centres it can be difficult to rent a flat that allows animals, and
owning an animal for its entire life is a big responsibility and
costly, therefore Cat Cafes are a great solution to these problems.
It has also been proven that interacting with cats can lower high
blood pressure, stress, and anxiety.

If
you would love to see a Cat Cafe open up in Melbourne, and support
raising awareness of rescue animal shelters, you can help us by
funding us on indiegogo.com, spread the word to
friends, family, co-workers, and well, anyone you meet on the street!
Don't forget to use the indiegogo share tools either!

Thank
you for your help and we are looking forward to sharing this
experience with you.

Flexible FundingThis campaign has ended and will receive all funds raised.

Campaign Closed

This campaign ended on January 24, 2014

Select a Perk

$1,000AUD

Paws of Thanks Plaque

1 x a Paws of Thanks Plaque with your dedication or name will be set onto one of our cat climbing frames for all to see your support. Also...
2 x VIP Memberships for multiple entries before we open to the general public and one whole year of unlimited visits to the cats. We will have several special events prior to opening, and you can use this voucher for as many events as you like.

1
out of 30
claimed

$2AUD

Loud and Proud!

1 x large 'I Sponsored Cat Cafe Melbourne' badge to show your support to this campaign!

20
out of 1000
claimed

$5AUD

Spread the Support!

3 x small badges to maximise visual support. They will include the Cat Cafe Melbourne logo, a Crazy Cat Lady badge and I ♥ Cats badge.

78
out of 1000
claimed

$10AUD

Purrfect Hour!

1 x an hours visit with the cats once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

23
out of 2000
claimed

$15AUD

Cats, Coffee and Cake!

1 x an hours visit with the cats and a beverage and snack in the cafe. This perk can be used once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

33
out of 1000
claimed

$16AUD

Kitty Cup!

1 x travel mug. Help out the environment and also receive a discount when you purchase a drink using your travel mug once we are open.

19
out of 250
claimed

$20AUD

Purrfect Date!

2 x 1 hour visits vouchers, so bring a special someone for a purrfect date! This perk can be used once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

62
out of 1000
claimed

$25AUD

Cat-tacular Tote Bag + Hour

1 x Cat Cafe Tote Bag and an hours visit with the cats once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

31
out of 200
claimed

$30AUD

Clowder, Cats, Coffee and Cake

2 x hour visit vouchers and a beverage and snack in the cafe, so bring a friend or date! This perk can be used once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

60
out of 500
claimed

$65AUD

On Clowder Nine

1 x a loyalty card with nine pre-paid visits. Use them all yourself or bring friends along. Save $25 from buying an On Clowder Nine Card! This perk can be used once the Cat Cafe is open to the general public. Bookings are recommended through our website.

19
out of 1000
claimed

$100AUD

Let the Cat Out of the Bag!

1 x multiple entry voucher before we open to the general public! We will have several special events prior to opening, and you can use this voucher for as many events as you like. Event times and dates will be released at a later date.

8
out of 32
claimed

$250AUD

VIP Membership

1 x multiple entry voucher before we open to the general public and one whole year of unlimited visits to the cats. Thats right, a whole year of cuddling kitties! We will have several special events prior to opening, and you can use this voucher for as many events as you like. Event times and dates will be released at a later date.

5
out of 50
claimed

$500AUD

Sponsor a Cat

1 x become a sponsor of a cat of your choice for a year! You will be invited to all the early-bird events, before we are open to the general public where you will have a chance to get to know the cats and you can choose your favourite kitty. Your name will also be listed with your cats profile. And you will receive an On Clowder Nine Card for 9 pre-paid hourly visits. Limited to 3 per cat.

1
out of 20
claimed

$750AUD

VIP Sponsor

1 x become a sponsor of a cat of your choice and VIP Membership for a year! You will be invited to all the early-bird events, before we are open to the general public where you will have a chance to get to know the cats and you can choose your favourite kitty. Your name will also be listed with your cats profile. The VIP Membership gives you a whole year of unlimited visits. Limited to 3 per cat.